Episode 428: TMBA428: A Critique of Tim Ferriss’ 4-Hour Workweek
Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle
Dan Andrews; Ian Schoen
4.9 • 527 Ratings
🗓️ 15 February 2018
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
http://www.tropicalmba.com/4hourworkweekcritique/ A recent episode of Tim Ferriss' podcast caught the attention of Dan and Ian.
The title of that episode was "The 4-Hour Workweek Revisited".
For those who are unfamiliar, Tim is the author of The 4-Hour-Workweek, which is easily the most influential book in our community of location-independent entrepreneurs.
The book is ten years old, and perhaps because of its prominence, it has received quite a few criticisms, many of which Tim addressed in his podcast.
In this episode, Dan and Ian discuss their thoughts on Tim's podcast, the themes presented in his book, and why The 4-Hour Workweek is still such an important part of the entrepreneurial zeitgeist a decade after it was released.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, podcast listener. |
| 0:04.9 | Even if you are alone in your entrepreneurial journey, know that today, right now in your earbuds, |
| 0:09.7 | you are joined by thousands of entrepreneurs from all around the globe seeking to grow better, |
| 0:14.9 | more profitable, location independent businesses. |
| 0:17.8 | If you'd like to learn more about what we do and download our entire back catalog, check |
| 0:23.2 | out tropical MBA.com. |
| 0:33.6 | Happy Thursday morning to you, dear listener. |
| 0:36.1 | Welcome to the TMBA pod. |
| 0:38.2 | Today's episode is a response podcast. |
| 0:41.7 | So last week I was listening to Tim Ferriss's podcast. |
| 0:44.8 | And as usual, my ears pricked up at the start of a recent show that's titled |
| 0:50.2 | The Four Hour Work Week Revisited. |
| 0:53.4 | I'm always curious as to what Tim's thoughts are on |
| 0:56.4 | business and especially his seminal work, his best book, which is now a decade old and has |
| 1:02.8 | been an incredible influence on so many in our community, easily the most influential book |
| 1:08.5 | in the location independent entrepreneurship world. |
| 1:11.5 | And because of its prominence, specifically because of it, and it's worth talking about, |
| 1:15.9 | it's received a lot of criticisms too, many of which Tim addressed in his most recent podcast, |
| 1:21.1 | which we're going to link to in our show notes, which are going to be at tropicalmba.com |
| 1:25.8 | slash four-hour workweek critique. |
| 1:29.1 | So after listening to this episode, I just felt like I needed to get on the phone and talk |
| 1:33.0 | with somebody about the ideas in the book and how it's looked at 10 years down the line. |
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